Presentation by Bindu TS for MPOB Course, MBA

1. DAVID KOLB
Presentation byPresentation by
Bindu TS
MPOB, MBA, ASIET
Prof. Nimal C Namboodiripad

2. DAVID KOLB
Born in 1939
An American educational theorist
EDUCATION
• Knox college, B.A, 1961• Knox college, B.A, 1961
• Harvard , M.A, 1964
• Harvard , Ph.D, 1967
In social physiology

3. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Professor of Organizational Behavior,
Weatheread School of Management
Founder and Chairman of Experience Based
Learning Systems Inc.(EBLSI).Learning Systems Inc.(EBLSI).
Author of Experiential Learning: Experience
as the source of learning and development

4. CONTRIBUTIONS
• His major contributions to Instructional
Development are
Experiential Learning ModelExperiential Learning Model
Learning Style Model
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5. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODEL
Concrete &Concrete &
experienceexperience
Test hypotheses &Test hypotheses &
New SituationsNew Situations
Reflection &Reflection &
ObservationObservation
Abstraction &Abstraction &
GeneralizationGeneralization

6. Learning Style Model
• Four Learning Styles
• CONVERGER
• DIVERGER
• ASSIMILATOR• ASSIMILATOR
• ACCOMODATOR

8. ACHIEVEMENTS
• Recipient of four honorary degrees (from
SUNY Empire State College; Franklin
University; Buckingham University, UK; and
Knox College).Knox College).
• In 2008 David A. Kolb received the
Educational Pioneers of the Year award
(with Alice Kolb) from the National Society
of Experiential Education.

9. PUBLICATIONS
• Experiential Learning Theory Bibliography
• The Learning Style Inventory:Technical
Manual(1976)Manual(1976)
• Organizational Behavior(1995)
• Experiential Learning(1984)

10. Thank You
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Kolb